Dance Calypso (1956) Johnny Gomez Band, Small Island Pride, Dictator CD

"This item is part of the Cook archives. The original liner notes from the LP are included."

According to the liner notes, "Calypso is...a humor-coated pellet of uncamouflaged truth...taking the opportunity of saying something to somebody in song that you couldn't say in polite society...the dummy for a singing ventriloquist." Whether or not this is an apt description, this compilation brings together some of the best calypsonians from Trinidad and Antigua: Johnny Gomez and Orchestra, Small Island Pride and Herbert Howard with the Brute Force Steelband, as well as Lord Cristo and Dictator. (Also check out SWF40453 Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection.)

101 Carnival Celebration
102 Last Night the Landlord Nearly Killed Me
103 Skokian
104 Federation
105 Anna
106 Boxing Bout
201 Train Calypso
202 Going Down Jordan
203 Johnny's Nightmare
204 Chinese Cricket Match
205 Sauerkraut Calypso
206 Reel and Turn